Foot-guard for flywheels



1. ALSECOR. FOOT GUARD FOR FLYWHEELSQ APPLICATION FILED APR-26.1919.

Patented Mar. 9,1920.

v Whness:

9mm, ATTORNEYS UNITED srnrns P JOHN A.-SECOR,OF lLAPOR'iE, INDIANA, ASSIGNOR TO'ADVANGE-RUMELY COMPANY OF LAPORT-E, INDIANA, A oonro'nn'rron OF INDIANA.

"room-GUA D son ELY'WHEELS...

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 9, 1,920.

Application filed. April 26, 1919. Serial Ito. 292,784.

To all w/wm it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JOHN A. Sncon, a citizen of the United States, residing at Laporte, lndiana, in the county of Laport-e and of Lindiana, have invented a cerbetween the spoke and the tractor frame, or

otherwise injured.

My invention is illustrated more or less diagrannnatically in the following drawings wherein I Figure 1 is an elevation of a fly wheel and tractor frame with my device in place;

Fig. 2 is a sect-ion. on the line 22.of Fig. 1; i

Fig. 3 is a section on the line 33 of Fig. 2

Like parts are indicated by like characters in all the figures A is a tractor frame or a member thereof, and B is a fly wheel suitably mounted thereon. C is a guard member secured to the tractor frame as by the bolts D. As shown in Fig. 2, the foot guard fits within the rim of the fly wheel It is composed of an outwardly extending member E with a downwardly extending deflecting flange F, and a projection G of said flange parallel with and almost in contact with the plane of rotation of the fly wheel spokes. The deflecting flange F, and the side of the member,

E from which it depends are inclined outwardly from said plane of rotation. The outer edge of the deflecting flange or plate F is outside the plane'o'f rotation of even the rim of the wheel, as shown'in Fig. 2. The shape and inclination and relative size of these parts, as well as the method of attachment, are susceptible of great variation without departure from the spirit of my in vention and I wash my drawings to be regarded as in a real sense diagrammatic.

It will be understood, of course, that the 7 application of my device is not limited to fly wheels but may be of value in'the case of a great variety of moving parts.

The use and operation of my invention are as follows:

Arnnr orrion The operator generally starts the fly wheel. by pressing his foot against one of the spokes and giving, it a. shove. If he does not withdraw his foot in time, it may be carried around by the wheel and be caught by the spokes and jammed against the tractor frame. When my foot guard is applied, such accidents are made impossible because the foot of the operator will be caught on the depending flange or guard, which is inclined across the plane of rota-ion, and will be glven a glancing blow by it, wh1chxw1ll throw it out from between the spokes, and to a safe distance beyond the plane of rotation of the fly wheel.

I claim I 1. The combination with a flywheel and means for mounting and rotating it, of a.

foot guard comprising a deflecting member mounted within the periphery of the fly wheel, and adjacent the plane of rotation of the fly Wheel spokes, said member comprisingv a plate inclined to said plane of rotation, and adapted when the operator starts the wheel with a shove of the foot, to contact the foot and deflect it away from said plane of rotation.

2. In a fly wheel foot guard, the combination with a fly wheel and means for mounting and rotating it, of a deflecting plate mounted within the periphery of the fly wheel and adjacent-its plane of rotation and inclined thereto, the inner edge of the plate being closely adjacent the plane of rotation of the fly wheel spokes. 3. In a flywheel foot guard, the combination with a fly wheel and means for mounting and rotating it, of a. deflecting member fixed adjacent the plane ofrotation of said fly wheel, and within its periphery, said member comprising a plate inclined to the plane of rotation of the fly wheel, and an extension therefrom parallel with said plane of rotation and closely adjacent thereto.

Ina fly wheel foot guard, the combination with a fly wheel and means for mounting and rotating it, of a deflecting member, fixed adjacent the plane of rotation ofsaid fly wheel within and adjacent its periphery, its inher edge heing closely 'acljaeent the plane of rotation of the fly Wheel 7 spokes, its outer edge being substantially removed therefrom and facing in ant op posite direction to the rotation. or" the fly wheel Intestimony whereof, I aflix my signature iii the presence of trvo Witnesses this 18th clay of April 1919.

JOHN A. SECOR.

lvitnesses Y J. G. KRENZKE,

R. R. LEONARD.- 

